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Where do pet stores get their puppies?  Sometimes pet stores get puppies from local breeders. Most of the time pet stores will get their puppies from places called puppy mills.

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Where do shelters get their puppies?  Shelters get their puppies from all over. Sometimes they are rescued from a bad situation. Some are found without a home. Some come from people who have accidently had puppies and don’t know what to do with them. Others are sometimes born there.

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Why might you buy a puppy from an animal shelter?  Animal shelter dogs are in desperate need of a home It’s easier to find out more about their history. Their medical needs have already been taken care of. The people who give them away actually care if you are or are not a good fit.

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What are puppy mills?  Puppy Mills are places where puppies are bred to be sold a very fast rate. Imagine a place just like a large scale chicken coop with dogs instead of chickens. The female dogs are forced to have puppies repeatedly without any time to rest in between. They typically die very early on without ever going outside. Puppy mills are ILLEGAL